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Peng Zhihui (彭志辉)

Peng Zhihui, born in 1993, is founder and chief technology officer of Agibot, which makes humanoid robots that can perform a range of tasks such...

Guo Yandong (郭彦东)

Guo Yandong, who is in his early 40s, is founder and chief executive of AI² Robotics. The Shenzhen-based embodied AI firm makes humanoid robots —...

He Xiaopeng (何小鹏)

He Xiaopeng, 47, is the billionaire co-founder and chief executive of Xpeng, one of China’s leading makers of electric vehicles. The New York- and Hong...

Gao Jiyang (高继扬)

Gao Jiyang, born in 1992, is founder and chief executive of Galaxea Dynamics. The embodied AI company makes robotics software, robotic arms and humanoids, which...

Xiang Diyun (向迪昀)

Xiang Diyun is the leader of the robotics division at Xiaomi, the electronics company that makes everything from smartphones to SUVs. Xiaomi, which is listed...

Yang Wei (杨威)

Yang Wei, who is in his early 40s, is founder and chief executive of Quicktron Robotics. The company makes autonomous mobile robots for factories designed...

Liu Peichao (刘培超)

Liu Peichao, born in 1986, is chief executive of Dobot Robotics. The firm makes collaborative robots, which are designed to work with human guidance, and is...

Qu Daokui (曲道奎)

Qu Daokui, 63, is the founder of Siasun Robot & Automation, a robotics manufacturer with a market cap of $3.75 billion whose largest shareholder is...

Gu Yanmin (顾炎民)

Gu Yanmin, born in 1963, is the head of the robotics and automation division at Guangdong-based appliance company Midea Group, having worked at the company...

Qian Dongqi (钱东奇)

Qian Dongqi, 67, is the billionaire founder and chairman of Ecovacs Robotics, China’s leading maker of robotic appliances such as the ‘Deebot’ vacuum cleaner and...

Zhang Zhengyou (张正友)

Zhang Zhengyou, 60, is the director of Robotics X, the robotics division of tech giant Tencent. The firm has so far pitched its robots toward...

Li Jianguo (李建国)

Li Jianguo, born in 1964, is the president of the manufacturing division at tech conglomerate Huawei. The firm established an embodied AI innovation center last...